AN ORDINANCE relating to environmental protection amending Attachment 1 to Seattle Municipal Code Section 25.05.675 to add Jefferson Park and the Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint as public places offering views of significant natural and human-made features.

WHEREAS, Seattle has a magnificent natural setting of greenery, mountains, and water; and

WHEREAS, visual amenities and viewing opportunities are an integral part of the City's environmental quality; and

WHEREAS, the City has developed particular sites for the public's enjoyment of views of mountains, water and skyline and has many public places where such views enhance one's experience; and

WHEREAS, it is the City's policy to protect public views of significant natural and human-made features, including Mount Rainer, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the Downtown skyline, Puget Sound, Lake Washington, Lake Union, and the Ship Canal, from public places consisting of the specified viewpoints, parks, scenic routes, and view corridors, identified in Attachment 1 to Seattle Municipal Code Section 25.05.675; and

WHEREAS, the Pro Parks Levy has funded two park projects that create new public sites for the public's enjoyment of views; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Attachment 1 to Subsection 25.05.675 P of the Seattle Municipal Code, as last amended by Ordinance 121792, is amended as follows:

ATTACHMENT 1

Alki Beach Park Alki Avenue S.W. Atlantic City Park S. Henderson and Seward Park S. Bagley Viewpoint 10th Avenue E. and E. Roanoke Ballard High School N.W. 65th Street and 14th Avenue N.W. Banner Place N.E. Banner Place off N.E. 75th Street Bayview Playground 24th Avenue W. and W. Raye Street Beacon Hill Playground S. Holgate and 14th Avenue S. Belvidere Viewpoint S.W. Admiral Way and S.W. Olga Bhy Kracke Park Bigelow North and Comstock Place Bitter Lake Playground N. 130th and Linden Avenue N. Briarcliff Elementary School W. Dravus and 38th Avenue W. Broadview Elementary School 12515 Greenwood Avenue N. Carkeek Park N.W. 110th off N. Greenwood Cleveland High School Playfield S. Lucile and 15th Avenue S. Colman Park 36th S. and Lakeside S. Colman Playground 23rd Avenue S. and S. Grant Commodore Park W. Commodore Way and W. Gilman Denny Blaine Park Lake Washington Boulevard E. and 40th E. Discovery Park 36th W. and W. Government Way Emerson Elementary School 9709 60th Avenue S. Emma Schmitz Overlook Beach Drive S.W. and S.W. Alaska Four Columns Pike and Boren at I-5 Frink Park Lake Washington Boulevard and S. Jackson Gasworks Park N. Northlake Way and Meridian Avenue N. Genesee Park 45th Avenue S. and S. Genesee Golden Gardens Park North end of Seaview Avenue N.W. Green Lake Beaches (E. Green Lake Drive N. and W. Green Lake Drive N.) Playfield (E. Green Lake Drive N. and Latona Avenue N.E.) Park (N. 73rd Street and Green Lake Drive N.) Community Center (Latona Avenue N.E. and E. Green Lake Drive N.) Hamilton Viewpoint California Avenue S.W. and S.W. Donald Harborview Hospital Viewpoint Eighth and Jefferson Harbor Vista Park 1660 Harbor Avenue S.W. Highland Park Playground S.W. Thistle and 11th S.W. Hughes Elementary School S.W. Holden and 32nd Avenue S.W. Inverness Ravine Inverness Drive N.E. off N.E. 85th Street Jefferson Park Gatehouse Plaza Jefferson Park Overlook Jose Rizal Park S. Judkins and 12th Avenue S. Kerry Park W. Highland and Second Avenue W. Kinnear Park Seventh W. and W. Olympic Place Kobe Terrace Park and the publicly owned portions of the International District Community Garden Sixth Avenue and Washington Street Lakeview Park Lake Washington Boulevard E. and E. McGilvra Lawton Playground W. Emerson and Williams Avenue W. Leschi Park Lakeside W. off E. Alder Lincoln Park Fauntleroy S.W. and S.W. Webster Louisa Boren Lookout/Boren Interlaken Park 15th E. and E. Garfield Lowman Beach Beach Drive S.W. and 48th Avenue S.W. Lynn Street-end Park Lynn Street at east side of Lake Union McCurdy Park E. Hamlin and E. Park Drive Madison Park Beach E. Madison and Lake Washington Boulevard E. Madrona Park Beach Lake Washington Boulevard and Madrona Drive Magnolia Elementary School Playground W. Smith Street and 27th Avenue W. Maple Leaf Playground N.E. 82nd and Roosevelt Way N.E. Marshall Park Betty Bowen Viewpoint Parsons Gardens Park Seventh W. and W. Highland Martha Washington Park S. Holly Street and 57th Avenue S. Mathews Beach N.E. 93rd and Sand Point Way N.E. Mayfair Park Second Avenue N. and Raye Street Mee-Kwa-Mooks Beach Drive S.W. and S.W. Oregon Montlake Park E. Shelby and E. Park Drive E. Montlake Playfield 16th Avenue E. and E. Calhoun Mount Baker Park Mount Baker Ridge ViewpointS. McClellan and Lake Park Drive S. Myrtle Edwards Park Alaskan Way and Bay Street Myrtle Street Reservoir S.W. Myrtle and 35th S.W. Newton Street-end Park Newton Street at east side of Lake Union North and South Passage Point Park Sixth Avenue N.E. and N.E. Northlake Way Fuhrman E. and Fairview E. Othello Park 43rd Avenue S. and S. Othello Pritchard Beach 55th Avenue S. and S. Grattan Riverview Playfield 7000 Block of 12th Avenue S.W. Roanoke Street-end Park Roanoke Street at east side of Lake Union Rogers Park Third Avenue W. and W. Fulton Street Sand Point Park/Beach Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 65th Street Schmitz Park Admiral Way S.W. and S.W. Stevens Seward Park Beach Lake Washington Boulevard S. and S. Juneau Smith Cove Park Pier 91 Soundview Terrace Park 11th W. and W. Wheeler Sunset Hill Viewpoint N.W. 77th and 34th Avenue N.W. Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint 12th Avenue S. and S. McClellan Street U.S. Public Health Service Hospital 1131 14th Avenue S. Victor Steinbrueck (Market) Park Virginia Street and Western Avenue Viretta Park 39th Avenue E. and E. John Volunteer Park (Tower) 1400 E. Prospect Wallingford Playfield N. 43rd Street and Wallingford Avenue N. Washington Park Arboretum E. Madison and Lake Washington Boulevard S. Waterfront Park Pier 57 On Alaskan Way West Crest Park S.W. Henderson Street and Eighth Avenue S.W. West Seattle Municipal Golf Course West Seattle Recreation Area West Seattle Reservoir S.W. Trenton Street and Eighth Avenue S.W. West Seattle Rotary Viewpoint S.W. Oregon Street and 35th Avenue S.W. Woodland Park N. 50th Street and Phinney Avenue N.

Scenic routes (1) described by Seattle transportation, Traffic Division Map and by Ordinance 97027, and (2) identified as protected view rights-of-way in the Mayor's April 1987 Open Space Policies Recommendation. (See Exhibit 1 immediately following for a map of the designated SEPA Scenic Routes described above.)

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2007, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2007. _________________________________ President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _________, 2007. _________________________________ Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2007. ____________________________________ City Clerk

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